Deuteronomy 21:6
Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,
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ASV
And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
KJV
And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְכֹ֗ל | ve.Khol | and all | H3605 → |
| זִקְנֵי֙ | zik.Nei | [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| הָעִ֣יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| הַהִ֔וא | ha.Hiv' | <the> that | H1931 → |
| הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים | ha.ke.ro.Vim | <the> near | H7138 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הֶחָלָ֑ל | he.cha.Lal | the [one] slain | H2491 → |
| יִרְחֲצוּ֙ | yir.cha.Tzu | they will wash | H7364 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְדֵיהֶ֔ם | ye.dei.Hem | hands their | H3027 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | over | H5921 → |
| הָעֶגְלָ֖ה | ha.'eg.Lah | the heifer | H5697 → |
| הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה | ha.'a.ru.Fah | <the> broken necked | H6202 → |
| בַנָּֽחַל׃ | va.Na.chal | in the wadi | H5158 → |
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